Word: africa
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...cablegram received in Cambridge Wednesday announced the safe arrival of Professor Alexander Agassiz director and curator of the University museum, in Liverpool. Professor Agassiz is on his way to Africa, where he intends to thoroughly explore most of the territory not entered by Stanley in his search for Livingstone. This portion of Africa, lying just south of the Sahara, and occupying, as it does, the central part of the continent offers the greatest difficulties to explorers...
...Wednesday, February 5. The general subject will be "La France et les Alliances." M. Tardieu is the foreign editor of the Paris "Temps" and an acknowledged authority on French and international politics. He has held an important office under the French government as Governor of the French colonies in Africa...
...Argentina, 4; Germany, 3; Italy, 3; Australia, 2; Gosta Rica, 2; France, 2; Ireland, 2; New Zealand, 2; Russia, 2; Bulgaria, 2; India, 2; Asia Minor, 1; British West Indies, 1; Korea, 1; Peru, 1; Siam, 1; Columbia, 1; Sweden, 1; Turkey, 1; Syria, 1; Roumania, 1; South Africa...
...dates and subjects of the separate lectures have not yet been announced. Mr. Tardieu is well known throughout Europe as a writer of books and articles on international politics. He has also held an important office under the French government as Governor of the French colonies in Africa...
...Smith has travelled extensively in the far East and has had opportunities such as come to few men for obtainng inside knowledge of the countries he has visited. His professional standing gave him entrance into the narems of some of the Eastern potentates. In travelling through Africa, Korea, and China, Dr. Smith earned the gratitude of many of the natives by exterminating lions and tigers that were constantly a source of terror to the inhabitants of isolated villages. In a word, he knows the jungles and deserts and can make his hearers feel their charm...